Lubricating system



June 13, Q B, QUAKA, 1,913,898

LUBRICATING SYSTEM Filed June 16 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 a. Qudagmmm ATTORNEY Patented J une 13,Y 19.3 3

BL l1an-Arcs, :or `Berbennonn', commencer, :nssrenongor ONE-HALF To 4 i' iJosEPE'rEDEso'o, orc-BRIDGEnoRT, coNNEcTIour LUBRICATINc-sxs'rnm i Application iled .June i6,

`This invention relates 'to .lubricating Vsystems Afor `motor vehicles .andrnoreparticularly or-lubricatingQmovingparts ofithe chassis ofthe-vehicle and has orthe-primary object, F5 theprovisionof .means whereby the moving parts may he continuously .fed yWithllubricant Land thesurplus .lubricant returned .to the main supply vfor use over again, thusas surng .-.eiiicient lubrication '.Without .undue waste ,oi the lbicant andt-he -llack `...of 4lubrication ,to certain -parts Wherel other partsreceive excessive ylubrication as ,frequently happens inlubricating systemsfnowin use.

- Anotherobject of this invention .is .the Y provisionloffmeans for? conducting lubricant under pressure .from one;moving lpart to anothermoving;p,arto1the chassis and finally to the mainsupplyto permitthe surplus lubricant to be -aggain .used and thereby .as-

5520 sure the parts withfa maximum. snpplyrof lubricantatfall-times. Y 1 1 VA further .obj ect o this invention is ythe provision of a A.pri/assureglimp in the 4system andactuated by the movement of fthe,` clutch '225 pedal, .sothatwvhentheclutch is actuated during th-evoperation of. the vehiclel thelubricant .in i the system will fbe `placed Vin circulationffrom the main supply Eto fthe moving parts andzthenireturnedto said mainsupply, "'30 thereby obviating waste offthesnrpluslubricant andi-the employment :of check -valves f in the system and further permitting a1certain amount of 'lubricant to last over along period ofltirne. g 'I i `A stillfnrther objectof-th'is invention -is the'provisfion of :a lubricating system ofthe above .stated character which canbe easily and quickly'installed ona'conventionaltype .40 of :notorvvehicle chassis, which will befs'irn'ple, dur'ableand e'iiicient and which may be manuacturedandsold at fa .comparatively low cost.""'-. Y,

Withfthese .and otherobjects in view/,this inventionconsists `in;,certain novel .features of construction, Vconaloination .and Varrangement ofi-pants tobe hereinaftermore ul-lydescribed-and claimed. Y V l :Eer aicoinplete-understanding of'my in- "59 .vcntonfreierenceis to lbeehad' toitheiollowi invention ,is applied.

1B31. Serial fNo. 544,895.. ing description andaccompanyng drawings,

. jEigure l is atop ,plan view illustrating a motorl vehicle. chassis .with .ai lubricating system vapplied theretoand constructed in arrg cordance with ymy invention. L`

,Figure 2 is .a fragmentary sectional view illustrating. the. main supplyand .the crcnlat' ng pumpfassociatedswith .theclutch-fpedal of thevehicle.V Y ..Eignre 3 is ,an enlargedfsectional ,vievT illus# trailing ,the :connection yfor conveying the lubricantfromone moving part to another.

4 Referring indetail -ftothe drawings, the numeral .1 4indicates a lconventional type 'of 65 rnotor vehicle chassis includingtheV frame/2' mountedon Ythe frontandfrear vaxles .2 and 3-by ,the .usual 'sp-rings,1not. sho.vvn,'V and .which spring'sjaregeqnipped .with spring shackles 4. The .front aXleQ isof the steeringtype .havf ingthe Ausual steering lknuckles .5 connected togetherby the :steering link 6.. The oref going relates toa constructionrto .which my The shackle bolts or Vthe spring shackles 75.. kingpins ofthe steering.knuckles,` and other bearing .p-ns'fassociated .with .the chassis are leach provided withl a lubricant passagev therethrough and `provided y:with .a branch" passage topermit'the lubricantfed therethrough to 39 comef-ifn contact with 'the bearing surface, Asshown in Figure 3. the main lubricant pas-l sage 7. extends entirely throughthe shackle bolt from one Vendto thejopposite end .with the branch passage 8 in communication there- 85..- with andV extending through oneV face :of `.the shackle bolt. Each spring l.shackle bolt is connected tofthe adjacent shacklebolt by aA ipe ortube I9V so thatthe lubricant can .feed romonebolt jtothe other.-V QQ; A main reservoir 10 havingv affillingsneck lljand a removable cap12 therefor'is mount, v ed .on the motor Lvehicleand has extending from the bottoni Wall a .main i `feed pipe y13 connected -to a cylinder 14.01 aV pumpl 951 mountedonk the vehicle adjacent to the clutch -ped-al 1.6. A main outlet .pipe 17 is con# -nectedto the-cylinder 14 and is adapted- .to have, lubricant `forced therethroughfwhich is received Vfrom the v-Inan Supply reservoir .10

by Way of the pipe'13 When the pump 15 is actuated. Y i

Check valves 18 and 19 are located Within the pipes V13 and 17, respectively, to prevent lubricant in said pipes from being forced in a reverse direction. Thes'echeckvailves are the only valvesem'pleyed "inthe entire sys-"- -tem. The cylinder 14 is mounted by asuitable bracket yandhasslidably mounted a substantially L-shaped lever 25. A coiled spring 26 is mounted on the stemf22`, With one, end bearingV against the stulingbox 23 andthe opposite' end' against Aa Ycollar27 'securedto thestemfor the purposezof urging thelpistonA V21 in" one direction." "armv 28 extends upwardly from the cylinder "14 and carries a supporting member 29 to'which 'the lever is pivotally connected as shovvn at`30; TheV member 2 9- includes va. jpair oiV screw threaded ,sectionsv adjustably connected 'by 'a turn 'buckle' 31 providing meansV whereby the pivot 3 0 of the `L-sliaped lever 25 maybe adjustedlrelavtive'to'the cylinder 14.` V The free end` of the lever 25 is arranged' the path offmo'vement of fthe clutch pedal' 16 'so Vthat whenthe clutch pedal is depressed vin Vthe usual "manner for operating the. clutch of 'the vehiclejfthe piston 21'Will be moved 'fortifardly inpivthe'cylinder 'forcing the lubricant i therein outwardly y through the` 'pipe 17. c When the clutch is freleased 'and returns to its'normal position,'ftl1 e' spring 26 moves the piston' 21 inan opposite ldirection''drawing thej'lubricantl intol the cylinder 14 from the main'reservoirvl'Oi j The pipelnis connected to one end of the shaclle boltoi'theL front spring shackle oit therearfQspring'located at`i one side of` vthe vehiclewhile the other end of said shackle lj'lt lis connected to ta p'ipef31l leading to one of'the`V shacklebolts of the spring shackle i located between the fra-me and said rearspring'. The pipef31is'f V.provided lWith a flexiblev secL tion 32. The spring Ishackle -last'referred to isv` connected 'to vthe .rear spring shackle",l at tl'lfcfopposite lside of'tliejframe by pipe33 'having flexible "sectiolr'is :V34: The last rei v'erred tolspring shackle is connected :to the frontl 'shackle 'of the rear spring atlthei oppo .sitevsideof :thei'rain'e' a pipeBvvhilethe -fsliackley lastreferred to` is connected Vtothe rear shackle of the' front spring at ,one Aside vofftheiframe byfa, pipe The pipe 36 is c equippedcwitha:flexible section37. QA-pipe 38 iscQnn'e'ctedito the lastjnainedfvspring lshackle andl to vthe:front-"spring'shackle of the lastreferred to spring by'a pipe 38 havinga vflexible section'39; The front shacklesof4 the 'front springs-fare"connected togetherby a 'rear shackle *of the respective front' spring and is equipped with a flexible section 42. The last named shackle has a pipe 43 connected thereto which is in turn connected to one of the steering knuckles as shown at 44. The pipe 43 having flexible sections 45. The steering `knucklev44 ha-sga'pipe '46 rvconnected thereto 'and 'to fone/of the Vking pins 47- which is inturn connected to the other king pin by l a; pipe 48 -ex-tendingparallel with the front therein a piston 21 provided with astem '22.y extending through a stul'ing box 23 andlias Y` ,a pin and slot connection 24 with oneend ofV axle. Tlieml'ast namedki-ng pin is connected to the steering knuckle 49 by a pipe 50.

. ,The steering knuckle 49 has a pipe 51 lead- Vstrainer'-"53'so Vthat when theV lubricant lreturns lfrom'l thesystemand priorto entering the" system a second time'is thoroughly strained l 'to remove "foreign:- matter', i there- Fromithe 1 foregoing description-taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it Will beseen that a veryveliicient lubricating system hasbeen provided wherein the moving partsfofithe vehicle chassis -may'be'elii-V ciently. lubricated by the lubricant; passing fromfone moving partitoY anotherV under Vcompression fro'in the pump'l and as-the lubricant yleaves the-last movin'gpart in the-system itt is i'turned'to the main reservoir for'cleaning and forv use another time. a Further it Willbe n'oted'th'at veach time-the 'clutch pedal is depressed in `the lcontrol of 1 the lmotor vehicle, the lubricant Within tlie's'ystem will be circulated therebyl assuringgthe' moving partsiwith a =fresh supply''of'lubricant 'at -all times Thefs'urplus lub'ricant'instead ofvbeing vv'astedlas customary in''lubricant systeins of this'natiue vit is'returned tothe main 'supply' v'vher'eit is again used thus permit# ting amin'ii'num'4 amount of Alubricant to be u sed 'overa' long period vof time Vand tothoi'f oughly lubricate I all `of. the moving parts c of a chassis., 1' fr- ...f I Vhile Ihave shownand described the `preferred embodiment of my inventionbit Will I claim is; y l v A lubricating deviceV comprising'a' cylinder mounted adjacent the clutch pedal 'ofa motor vehicle and adapted'for connection t0 'alubricating 'system and'to a :lubricant reservoir, apiston slida'ble in A'the cylinder to draw lubricant into andvexpell the vlubricant from said cylinder during opposite movements thereof, a stem on said pistonfand extending exteriorly of the cylindenapost on-the-cyliis VLina-asias inder,a support adjustable as to length on the post and arranged at right angles thereto7 a bell crank lever pivotedto said support and having one 'end pivot-allyand slidably connected VVto' the stem and having its other end arranged in the path of movement of the clutch pedal to be engaged by the latter to move the piston in the direction to expel the* lubricant from the cylinder and acoil spring surrounding the stem With one end secured Y thereto and its'opposite end bearing against the cylinder to move the piston in a direction to draw lubricant into the cylinder and to position the lever in the path of movement of the clutch pedal.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature.

CYRIL B. QUAKA. 

